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Source: Herman Cain to Endorse Newt Gingrich Monday — ATLANTA - Herman Cain might be out of the running as a Republican presidential candidate, but his voice still carries weight with his many loyal supporters. Since he bowed out of the race Saturday, there has been much speculation on who he would endorse.
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Gingrich Surges, but Romney Organization Is Stronger — Surging in polls is one thing. But as Newt Gingrich seeks to turn his impressive performance in surveys into votes, he is scrambling madly to build the kind of organization that Mitt Romney has methodically put in place for a year …
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Report: Cain to endorse Newt Monday — That was fast. — Fox-5 in Atlanta, the same station that broke the Ginger White allegations, is reporting that Herman Cain is going to endorse Newt Gingrich on Monday. Gingrich's camp put a late add of a press conference at 1:45 p.m. on his schedule.
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Some Democratic strategists worry about Gingrich's potential appeal — Newt Gingrich would be such a weak challenger to President Obama, according to Rep. Barney Frank, that his nomination would be “the best thing to happen to Democrats since Barry Goldwater.”
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The Fox News Candidate is... Fox News — Mwahahaha. — When six GOP primary contenders descended on Fox News' midtown headquarters for a “candidates forum” with a trio of red state attorneys general on Saturday night, the candidates probably expected tough questions about their positions.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Reporter's Notebook: Behind the Scenes at the Fox News Forum
Reporter's Notebook: Behind the Scenes at the Fox News Forum
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Two new surveys out this morning, from the Des Moines Register …
Two new surveys out this morning, from the Des Moines Register …
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Iowa Caucuses, Marbury, About.com Conservative …, Gothamist and Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump Mulls Third-Party Bid as He Enjoys GOP Kingmaker Role — Donald Trump will host another Republican White House hopeful on Monday when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich travels to New York to pay his respects to the real-estate mogul and reality TV star.
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Jackie Kucinich / USA Today:
Newt Gingrich a member of Donald Trump's exclusive golf club
Newt Gingrich a member of Donald Trump's exclusive golf club
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Michelle Malkin, The Raw Story and New York Magazine
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. “1%” Is More Republican, but Not More Conservative — Nearly half of wealthiest Americans have postgraduate education — PRINCETON, NJ — Politically, the wealthiest 1% of Americans — those in households earning $500,000 or more annually — are somewhat to the right of the remaining 99% …
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Explosion Seen as Big Setback to Iran's Missile Program — WASHINGTON — The huge explosion that destroyed a major missile-testing site near Tehran three weeks ago was a major setback for Iran's most advanced long-range missile program, according to American and Israeli intelligence officials and missile technology experts.
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
U.S. official says no sign Iran shot down drone
U.S. official says no sign Iran shot down drone
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Williamsville North students suspended — The Williamsville Central School District concluded its investigation into the Jamey Rodemeyer case last week by suspending some North High School students after Amherst police closed their criminal investigation Nov. 22 without filing charges.
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Occupier gets an occupation — She's gone from Occupy Wall Street to occupying a job on Wall Street. — Down-on-her-luck protester Tracy Postert spent 15 days washing sidewalks and making sandwiches at Zuccotti Park — then landed a dream job at a Financial District investment firm thanks …
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12/4: NBC News/Marist Poll: Romney Lead Narrows in New Hampshire Primary — Although Mitt Romney outpaces his closest competitor in New Hampshire's Republican Presidential Primary by 16 percentage points, his lead has been cut in half since a similar poll conducted in October.
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Zuccotti Park owners Brookfield Properties owe city $139G in back taxes — Heineken, WNBA and Philadelphia Eagles also on debtors list — Zuccotti Park, scene of the Occupy Wall St. protests, is owned by a company that owes city thousands in back taxes. — City taxpayers have poured millions …
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Putin's United Russia party suffers poll setback — The ballot comes three months before the presidential election which Mr Putin is to contest — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has seen a sharp drop in support in parliamentary elections.
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Paul Krugman:
Lies, Damned Lies, And Elections — As we wait to see whether the GOP nominates the guy who claims that his health plan was nothing like Obamacare, oh no, or the guy who claims that Freddie Mac paid him $1.6 million as a historian, one thing is obvious: this election is going to pose a major challenge to the news media.
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Balloon Juice and Brad DeLong
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
Italian Yields Are Collapsing — The yields on the Italian 10-year has fallen below 6.2%! — Just remember, it was just the week before Thanksgiving that the yield here was above 7.4%, so this is a huge move. — Obviously investors are reacting to the twin promises of new austerity …
New York Times:
More Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Plant — TOKYO — At least 45 tons of highly radioactive water have leaked from a purification facility at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, and some of it may have reached the Pacific Ocean, the plant's operator said Sunday.
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